Third and Union rooms will be unfurnished, Connor said, citing a decision to allow students to personalize their living spaces with furniture of their own choosing.

Connor said this is not an expansion of IU residential units, but a replacement for the older, recently torn down West University Apartments, which had been constructed in the 1950s.

"Union Street, in our analysis, was clearly something we did not have that we should have," Connor said. "Students do better when living on campus. Before, students were forced off campus because there were no accommodations. It provides an opportunity for students who are involved in academic activities in that area."

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